St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-16

new law rates on the Northern Pacific have
raised the freight on coal there Sis tor
and dry wood S1.S7. 1t has been claimed
that there was no raise in the wood rate,
which is very important.
DAKOTA DOTS AND DAsHEs.
News Notes of Interest to the Peo-
pie of the Great Territory.
The proxy business caused something of a
picnic recently in the southwest part OF
Sphinx. man well known in Redield be.
came too familiar with the huxom wife of a
neighbor, and the husband didn't, want to
have any fuss about it, although not quite
| pleased. Their son, however, was high spir-
tied and persuaded his father that his mother
was not doing the fair thing by him, and got
him so worked up that father and son left to
| find new home, leaving the woman in DOS
session OF the place. The kind neighbor was
| fully Installed in the place of the departed
| husband. The boys thought tar and feathers
was about the thing and gathered in force at
nlgnt out the proxy, who was an old soldier
with wooden leg. made so furious fight
that they fed for their lives and left him in
| quiet possession of the fort
couple of peripatltic typos last week
| made their advent in Red river town that is
looking for slice of the boom that has been
| rlotlng on the shores of Lake Superior. The
| typos had their spring outfit on and claimed
to be disguised spectators in the lakeside
hurry and wanted to put 1000 or so in Red
river realty. They were taken in hand by the
real estate men, toted all over town, Wined
and smoked, and had royal time. They
were about to buy half the property of the
! town. when for some reason they quietly re-
Sumed their travels, taking the tie route out
OF respect to the Interstate commerce law.
1t has been wonder how Valley City, with
Its less than 1000 population, could support
tour weekly papers and lively little daily.
Recently the well known editors of the two
oldest sheets, Col. Richardson, OF the Times.
anG Davidson, of the Record, have exited to
new fields and their papers have combined,
Bnd IL is stated that Col Richardson will take
1he plant of the daily to Duluth, and with
Col. Lounsberry probably add daily to his
weekly at an early period.
Minor has been short of a CITY marshal for
some little time. The family of Fred Fahl-
nan 4. who was elected last spring, lately sold
followed, leaving considerable but unknown
sums OF collections for his bondSmen to make
good. Aside from what money he should
have left. there is small loss to the COM
munity. There will hardly be much effort to
recall him.
Anton OQuiSt, in Laketon township, in
Brookings county, has for year or two been
living alone in his cabin, making claim and
home for his family in the old country. His
fail neghbor. Miss BiJy Anderson, has also
been living near, making a claim. and the two
have been so neighborly that an infantile
party has appeared, and the other neighbors
have interfered. and had them arrested on a
charge of adultery. They have been admit
ted to bail in $7CU and $3.50.
The rising metropolis of Dickey county,
Monaugo takes its name from famous
Indian chief, who is said in tradition to have
held sway over powerful tribe in that Sec
tion for sixty years. He was six feet high
and great warrior. The entire Sioux ma
ton is said to have participated in the cere-
monies at his death, and the pile of stones
erected over his grave is still visible, or those
of them not removed for building purposes.
1t is somewhat singular fact that at the
recent city election in Bismarck the vote was
but 557 against 724 two years ago. The con-
| test was less animated than in the former
| election, but, as in many other towns north.
| good deal OF the laboring population has
! been drawn away by the inducements offered
| by the new railroads being built In all of
| them there is an increase in the permanent
property owning population.
A large number of Democrats at Faulkton,
| in Faulk county, publish u sworn statement
that the Republican candidate for county
! commissioner, for whom they voted, pledged
himself to vote for license under penalty of
''being ridden out Of town on rail- He
now repudiates the pledge, votes no license,
and they think he should allow them to give
| him the promised ride on rail.
| The Larimore papers state that the elegant
| hotel at Arvia the Hersey house, claimed to
| be the best hotel in North Dakota, will be re-
moved to Larimore in the early part of the
summer if the cost ofsmovlng so large struc-
! ture is not found too great ST. Paul parties
| are making figures upon it. 1t has been the
pride of Arvilla, and a favorite point for com
mercial men. The Manitoba trains have
| ceased to stop there for meals
1t is alleged at DEVILS Lake that H. C.
| Do no bn q 4 ba
| veteran aud vigorous editor, Hausbraugh, is
a resident of st. Paul, although q large
property owner in Ramsey county. His
| family have resided there on a claim, and
there is no question that he will fill the office
| WE'LL although it was expected that a resident
of the immediate locality would be appointed.
The new school law makes voters at all
| school elections of all women over 81 who
| have the custody of children of school age.
| That will evidently admit about all ladies of
| the required age who live where there are
| school children. The restriction is evidently
intended as an encouragement to the produc-
| ton of Juvenile population.
! The committee of citizens procuring the
| right Of way for the extension of the Mil
waukee road south through Hand county is
meeting with success, and it is claimed that
| St. Lawrence people have assurances that
| the line will be constructed when the right of
way through the county is rendered the CON-
| pany.
| A Barnes county paper reports bobtailed
| gophers becoming numerous in that county
| and credits them TO Kidder, where there was
| last year a premium on gopher tails. The
| tails, it is alleged drew the bounty while the
animals went on with their avocatons or mi
| grated to other counties.
| It is stated that the new school law rt Qnires
! the three members of the territorial! school
! board to meet at the capital once every month.
| If that is the case it will keep them travelling
| about one-fourth of the time at 10 cents a
| mile.
The postmaster at Hurley, when he Dor
| rowed $500 of the department, made mis-
| take in not first getting the consent of the
| government. Consequently he not only lost
| his office, but became involved in difficulty
that will embarraSS his movements for some
time.
The votes cast at the late municipal cleo
| tons afford a pretty fair test of the relative
| population of the several cities although all
| of them insist that the vote WAS Ii yht. Fargo
cast 1873 votes, Sioux Falls 1,10), Aberdeen
739, Huron 1873. Yankton sos. Watertown $50,
Bismarck 557, Canton 249, Redield 244.
Miss Ida Lindsay came QUO from NMontpel,
ier VT. last week to marry Rev. +. E. Leaser-
| the NJ E. pastor, at Webster, as he could not
leave:nis We, k to go for her The whole society
turned out to welcome her and congratulate
the happy couple. She knew the value of q
Dakota husband.
| There is Il broom factory in Hutchinson
county that ships the material from CHICAGO
! Experiments made last ear show that broom
corn is a success there and affords large
profit 1t will be added as one of the mirror
productions OF South Dakl ia.